I type this well aware of the fact that I am being a “typical local”:
I can’t even begin to explain how disgusting this is. Marko, in the mere five or so years you have been coming to Fernie, you should have realized that the Mogul Smoker is an age old tradition in Fernie and no one has ever paid anyone besides the taxi shuttle to be able to attend it. Paid musicians and heated tents (what kind of sissies are coming to town these days?) are not a requirement for this party. Bring your own drinks, start a couple huge bon fires, get some guys with big stereos in their trucks, or have someone donate a generator to power a DJ who is willing to donate his time, invite the entire town, sacrifice some equipment, dress warm and go hard all night long, end of story. I can appreciate an attempt to make some money for yourself and others, but do it respectably. The Mogul Smoker is already a donation to our town, so basically you’re ripping off one charity to give to another. You would love to see it be a “great” party…like what? Like a rock concert? A rave perhaps? Its the Mogul Smoker and it is what it is, and it remains that way because it has always been a great party! The Mogul Smoker is about sacrifices, not monetary gain or even compensation. I believe that your party will be a great success, I appreciate the effort to bring Fernie a well organized, enjoyable event but to claim The Mogul Smoker as your own is where you went wrong. I say after this fraud, we all get together and do it properly. I’m disgusted with The Royal, I’m disgusted by the intrusion of these new Mogul Smoker “organizers” and I hang my head in shame for The Griz. Sorry Big Guy. Please bring the snow anyways.
gavitron
